Grammys 2025: Winners' Predictions & Personal Favorites
As the 2025 Grammy Awards approach, excitement is building with predictions buzzing about who will take home the night’s biggest honors. From Beyoncé's potential Album of the Year win to the rise of seasoned newcomers like Sabrina Carpenter and fresh faces like Chappell Roan, the ceremony promises to be a must-watch event. Now, it's time to share my thoughts on how the night might unfold: I'll reveal my personal picks for winners alongside my predictions for who I think will claim the trophies.
Terminology:
★ - Who I want to win
★★★ - Who I think will win
Album of the year
André 3000 – New Blue Sun
Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter
Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet
Charli xcx – Brat ★
Jacob Collier – Djesse Vol 4
Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft ★★★
Chappell Roan – The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department
Record of the year
The Beatles – Now and Then
Beyoncé – Texas Hold ’Em
Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso ★★★
Charli xcx – 360
Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe! ★
Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – Fortnight
Best new artist
Benson Boone
Sabrina Carpenter
Doechii
Khruangbin
Raye
Chappell Roan ★ ★★★
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims
Song of the year
Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather ★★★
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars – Die With a Smile
Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – Fortnight
Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us ★
Sabrina Carpenter – Please Please Please
Beyoncé – Texas Hold ’Em
Best pop vocal album
Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet
Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft ★★★
Ariana Grande – Eternal Sunshine
Chappell Roan – The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess ★
Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department
Best country album
Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter ★★★
Post Malone – F-1 Trillion
Kacey Musgraves – Deeper Well ★
Chris Stapleton – Higher
Lainey Wilson – Whirlwind
Best pop solo performance
Beyoncé – Bodyguard
Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso ★★★
Charli xcx – Apple
Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather
Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe! ★
Producer of the year, non-classical
Alissia
Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II
Ian Fitchuk
Mustard
Daniel Nigro ★ ★★★
Best pop duo/group performance
Gracie Abrams featuring Taylor Swift – Us
Beyoncé featuring Post Malone – Levii’s Jeans
Charli xcx and Billie Eilish – Guess
Ariana Grande, Brandy and Monica – The Boy Is Mine
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars – Die With a Smile ★ ★★★
Best dance pop recording
Madison Beer – Make You Mine
Charli xcx – Von Dutch ★
Billie Eilish – L’Amour de Ma Vie (Over Now Extended Edit)
Ariana Grande – Yes, And? ★★★
Troye Sivan – Got Me Started
Best dance/electronic music album
Charli xcx – Brat ★ ★★★
Four Tet – Three
Justice – Hyperdrama
Kaytranada – Timeless
Zedd – Telos
Best rap performance
Cardi B – Enough (Miami)
Common and Pete Rock featuring Posdnuos – When the Sun Shines Again
Doechii – Nissan Altima
Eminem – Houdini
Future and Metro Boomin featuring Kendrick Lamar – Like That
GloRilla – Yeah Glo!
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us ★ ★★★
Best rap song
Rapsody featuring Hit-Boy – Asteroids
¥$ [Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign] featuring Rich the Kid and Playboi Carti – Carnival
Future and Metro Boomin featuring Kendrick Lamar – Like That
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us ★ ★★★
GloRilla – Yeah Glo
Best rap album
J. Cole – Might Delete Later
Common and Pete Rock – The Auditorium, Vol 1
Doechii – Alligator Bites Never Heal ★ ★★★
Eminem – The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)
Future and Metro Boomin – We Don’t Trust You
Best country solo performance
Beyoncé – 16 Carriages ★
Jelly Roll – I Am Not Okay
Kacey Musgraves – The Architect
Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy) ★★★
Chris Stapleton – It Takes a Woman
Best country song
Kacey Musgraves – The Architect ★
Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Jelly Roll – I Am Not Okay
Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen – I Had Some Help
Beyoncé – Texas Hold ’Em ★★★
Best alternative music album
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Wild God ★★★
Clairo – Charm ★
Kim Gordon – The Collective
Brittany Howard – What Now
St Vincent – All Born Screaming
Best alternative music performance
Cage the Elephant – Neon Pill
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Song of the Lake ★★★
Fontaines DC – Starburster ★
Kim Gordon – Bye Bye
St Vincent – Flea
Best rock album
The Black Crowes – Happiness Bastards
Fontaines DC – Romance ★
Green Day – Saviors
Idles – Tangk
Pearl Jam – Dark Matter
The Rolling Stones – Hackney Diamonds
Jack White – No Name ★★★
Best rock song
The Black Keys – Beautiful People (Stay High)
St Vincent – Broken Man ★ ★★★
Pearl Jam – Dark Matter
Green Day – Dilemma
Idles – Gift Horse
Best rock performance
The Beatles – Now and Then ★ ★★★
The Black Keys – Beautiful People (Stay High)
Green Day – The American Dream Is Killing Me
Idles – Gift Horse
Pearl Jam – Dark Matter
St Vincent – Broken Man
Best country duo/group performance
Kelsea Ballerini with Noah Kahan – Cowboys Cry Too ★ ★★★
Beyoncé featuring Miley Cyrus – II Most Wanted
Brothers Osborne – Break Mine
Dan + Shay – Bigger Houses
Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen – I Had Some Help
Best Music Video
A$AP Rocky — Tailor Swif ★
Charli xcx — 360
Eminem — Houdini
Kendrick Lamar — Not Like Us
Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone — Fortnight ★★★
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
American Fiction
Challengers ★ ★★★
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